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Welcome to the Paradox Community Paradox Programming Tips & Tricks page! Below you'll see various tips and tricks to help you get the most out of ObjectPAL.

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Tips & Tricks
TitleAuthor/ContributorDate
Accessing an ODBC Data Source from Paradox Allen Mulvey 26 Feb 2002
  Allen gives us the steps needed to set up and access an ODBC data source, including sample code and a .REG file for setting up the DSN without having to open the ODBC utility.

Changing Formatted Memo Field Font Attributes Mark Bannister 05 Dec 2001
  Mark shows us how to modify text in a formatted memo field!

Finding Links Between Tables Manuele Grueff 04 Jun 2001
  Use this code tip to find dependencies between tables which use referential integrity.

Formatted Hexadecimal Memory Dumper Rick Kelly 10 Aug 2002
  Rick gives us a handy script and detailed explanation on how to inspect memory contents by writing the contents of a specific address range to a text file with both the hexadecimal content and ASCII string values included.

Hiding the Status Bar in ObjectPAL Paul Cronk 19 Jun 2002
  Paul gives us a trick for hiding the Paradox status bar using ObjectPAL code.

How to "Filter" a Lookup Table Rick Carter 19 Jun 2001
  Rick explains how to get some flexibility through filtered lookups!

Language Drivers - Extended Characters - Queries In ObjectPAL Ingerid Skavdal 31 Jul 2002
  Learn the tricks you need to ensure your ObjectPAL queries against tables using certain "international" table languages come out right.

Managing Aliases - BDE or tcursor? Tony McGuire 08 Jun 2001
  Use this trick for quick, flexible manipulation of aliases without the need to restart Paradox before your changes take effect.

ObjectPAL List Tricks Kasey Chang 24 Jun 2001
  Kasey offers a few tricks for making the most of lists!

Paradox For Windows Naming Conventions Eric Taylor 11 Dec 2001
  Eric gives us an example of a detailed naming convention.

Query Optimization via Local Temp Tables Kasey Chang 05 Aug 2001
  Kasey gives us a tip for speeding up those network queries!

Returning Multiple Items with formReturn() Kasey Chang 16 Jun 2001
  Don't return anything until you've checked out Kasey's explanation of three methods for returning values from a form.

Roll Your Own Progress Bar With ObjectPAL Arthur van Lokhorst 19 Jul 2003
  Arthur shows us how to make and use a custom progress bar, including a sample download!

Simulating Data Model Links via Filters Roy Frieband 28 Mar 2002
  Got unkeyed tales? Need to "link" them together on a form? Roy shows us a quick and easy technique to link together unkeyed tables to simulate a master-detail relationship.

Timeouts With Your Program Mike Irwin 09 Jun 2003
  Mike shows us how to timeout Paradox forms to prevent them from being left open and unused indefinitely.

Tracking External Programs from ObjectPAL Vladimir Menkin 10 Aug 2002
  Vladimir shows us how to continue working in Paradox while it's waiting for an external program, and then check on whether that external program is still running.



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